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CVE-2021-22146

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 21, 2021 at 11:28 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElasticsearch

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 36%

Description

All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled by default in deployed clusters. While in the default setting the anonymous user has no permissions and is unable to successfully query any Elasticsearch APIs, an attacker could leverage the anonymous user to gain insight into certain details of a deployed cluster.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163655/Elasticsearch-ECE-7.13.3-Database-Disclosure.html
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-security-update/279180
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0005/

CVSS

7.5HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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